Cost was definitely one of the deciding factors but it wasn’t the only reason we chose Webroot,” Jerome says. “Security SaaS is also great because it protects all of the employees regardless of where they are—plus it’s hosted and I liked the idea of a managed service.

Increased visibility

The Webroot Web Security delivers enhanced visibility into malware present in inbound and outbound network traffic. In addition, it provides a robust layer of continuously updated protection against known and unknown threats on the Internet. The broad range of threats and malicious IP addresses it detects includes:

Spammers

Botnets

DDoS attack sources

Click-fraud Windows exploits

SMB/RPC/SQL server/malware

Web attacks

SQL injection attacks

Cross-site scripting

Application infrastructure attacks

Dictionary attacks

Trojans and worms

Scanners and vulnerability probes

Web reputation adds critical security layer

The Webroot SecureAnywhere Web Security Service not only maintains the most up to date lists of known malicious websites but also dynamically generates a reputation score for every website visited by users within the service. As a result, administrators can restrict access to sites that are known to host malware or spyware as well new sites with characteristics that could indicate a threat.